Electric lantern



Patented sept. 3,1918.

Zigiz @figa CHARLES W. CONGER, 0F THE DALLES, OREGON.

ELECTRIC LAnTEnN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 3, 1.91.8.

Application filed August 13, 1917. Serial No. 186,014.

To all whom it may concern:

Be 1t known tha t l. CHARLES lV. Corrente a n v n n s r citizen of theUnited. b'ates, residing at Ihe 'Dalles in the countv of Tasco State ofOregon, have lnventeril certain new :ind useful Improvements in Electriclniiitcrns; and I do hereby (flee-lare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertoins to make and use thesaine.

This invention relates to electric lanterns, and has :for in object toprovide un electric lantern of improvedv siinijile and inexpensiveconstriictioiin the parts thereof being so arranged that the rays fromthe lump contain-ed therein iiill be rciici'zted d ircctly upon theground.

HWith the above. ind other objects of similar nature in View, theinvention consists in the construct-loin combinationv and arrange nientof parts set forth in and falling Within the scope of the apliendedclaim.

In the drawing:-

Figure 1 a side clerationot' a lantern constructed in accordance withthe inveiition,

Fig. 2 is a bottoni plan view thereof,

Fig. 3 is a cent-rei. vertical4 sectional view, and.

Fig.. 4 is a. transverse section. taken on the line {l-4 of Fig. 3, thebattery being removed.

Referring accompanying drawinga there is shoivn an electric lantern7such as contemplated by the invention, consisting of a skeleton base 5including a circular bottoni ring 6, and equidistantly spaced pairs ofuprights 7, each pair of said uprights being 'preferably formed. from asingle length of relatively heavy Wire that is bent into substantiallyUshape, and embraces diametiically opposite points ofthe ringnr 6 at thejunctionofits arms with its connecting bight portion 8. Said bightportions 8 of the 'Wires extend diametriczilly of the ring 6 `rind crosseach other at approximately the center of the latter While supportedthereof; lit their pointA of crossing ie a. socket 9 in li'liich anelectric lamp 10 is removably disposed. Supported by the iiprights 7 at'their upper extremlties nonY more particularly to the` is a receptacle11 in which is contained a battery 12.

Leading doii'niiardly from the rcceiitaoleC l1 along opposed uprights 7und bent to extend into the socket 5)' are tubes 13. ivhile mounted uponthe sideloif the receptacle is a. slide switch 14 adapted to engage theter minals 15 and 1.6 to close the circuit, the switch being normallydisengaged from the terminal 15 ii'hereby the circuit is open. A Wire 17leads from one pole of the battery 12 to the terminal 15 of the switchwhile a sccond Wire 18 leads from the other terminal 16 and through oneof the tubes 13 to the socket 9. A third Wire 19 leads from the socket 9through the other tube 13 and there-A on to the other pole Ofi." thebattery. Thus the battery 12, lump 10 and socket 9 are con-- neobed incircuit so that by operating the switch the lain p is controlled as isevident.

lt will be noted thatl` the bottom 2() of the receptacle 12 is disposedabove the lamp 10 and when suitably polished or otherwise `treatedprovides an eliieient reflector tliirougrh.

y eyes as the case with lanterns of' other types, While the surfacewhich he is traversing will be eli'ectiialfly illuminated. Thereceptacle 11 is equipped with a top 20 removably held in place by meansof spring fasteners 21 while there is also provided for carrying thelantern a bail 22 that is pivotally carried bv army 23 secured to theside of the receptacle, there being mounted on said arms slides 24 andprovided on the bail ends extensions 25 that are engaged by the slidesso as to maintain thevbail in rigid relation to the receptacle toprevent swinging of the latter as Vit is carried What I claim is Anelectric lantern, comprising a bese formed from a circular bottom ring,U- shaped frames disposed inv crossed relation to Veach other to formuprights and having crossed portions thereof, a receptacle supported bythe uprghtsata point elevated above the socket, tubes extending from theIn testimony whereof I ailix my Signatura socket ullwardllly into thelreceptacle, a batin thc presence of two witnesses.

ter Wit in. t s receptac e, Wires leadin frobrrn the battery to Socketand traine CHARLES W' CONGER' through the tubes to form an open circuit,Witnesses:

and a switch exteriorly on the receptacle to W. W. RHODES,

close the circuit. GEO. A. CUTIING..

